Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1. What is a doctor of the church -- pt. 2. Who are the doctors of the church? : a brief survey. I. Patristic doctors. Athanasius of Alexandria -- Ephrem the Syrian -- Hilary of Poitiers -- Cyril of Jerusalem -- Basil of Caesarea -- Gregory of Nazianzus -- Ambrose of Milan -- John Chrysostom -- Jerome -- Augustine of Hippo -- Cyril of Alexandria -- Peter Chrysologus -- Leo the Great -- II. Medieval doctors. Gregory the Great -- Isidore of Seville -- Bede the Venerable -- John of Damascus -- Peter Damian -- Anselm of Canterbury -- Bernard of Clairvaux -- Anthony of Padua -- Albert the Great -- Bonaventure of Bagnorea -- Thomas Aquinas -- Catherine of Siena -- III. Modern doctors. Teresa of Avila -- Peter Canisius -- John of the Cross -- Robert Bellarmine -- Lawrence of Brindisi -- Francis de Sales -- Alphonsus de Liguori -- Thérèse of Lisieux. -- pt. 3. What is the future of the doctors of the church?

"In two thousand years of history only thirty-three individuals have been accorded the title of doctor ecclesiae. What is a Doctor of the Church? How did the Office develop? Who are the Doctors of the Church and what role could they have in the lives of contemporary believers? What does the inclusion of three women in the past generation portend for the future of the title?"--BOOK JACKET. "This volume is designed to tell ordinary readers everything they always wanted to know about these important leaders by didn't know who to ask."--Jacket

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